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Hm. I'm curious how well this extends to other cooperative games like Arkham Horror.
(I have a low opinion of Pandemic as a game because it's a one-player game which four people play- which can work out okay if everyone has similar skill levels and tactical aptitudes, but poorly if you have players whose turns are just directed for them. It seems like a good substrate for this, though, since you've inserted a conflict that gets rid of the "play their turn for them" effect.)
With a sufficiently strong player, Arkham Horror is a one player game which seven people play.
This is true- really it's true of any purely cooperative board game- and I've played it single player with several characters several times. For some reason the effect seems stronger with Pandemic.
I have experienced exactly this.